For at least a year and a half now, most of us have relegated Covid-19 to the back of our minds. Cases of the virus had drastically reduced, it was not mentioned in headlines any more, and life seemed to have got somewhat back to normal as we learnt to live with Covid. It’s difficult …
HYDERABAD: The newly detected JN.1 variant of the SARS-COV-2 virus is not expected to spread in a big way in the country as the existing Covid-19 vaccines and masking up in crowded places should be enough to tackle it, former Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) director general Dr Balram Bhargava said here on Wednesday.“As …
There was a time when 42-year-old Renuka Ghosh looked forward to mountain hikes and a celebration of her birthday, which coincided with Christmas on December 25. However, the pandemic has rewritten the winter narrative for her as she falls sick routinely at this time of the year. Now, three bouts later, she masks up outdoors …
Amid the sudden rise in coronavirus cases, especially due to sub-lineage of BA.2.86 – JN.1, in the country, the Singapore Health Ministry issued a fresh advisory to the island nations citizens and travelers, reported Economic Times. The advisory also applies to Indian travelers. According to the report, the ministry estimated around 56,043 COVID cases in …
China has detected seven infections of the Covid subvariant JN.1, news agency Reuters has reported, citing the country’s national disease control and prevention administration on Friday. People, wearing masks to prevent coronavirus disease (COVID-19), walk along the street in Beijing, China, on February 14.(Reuters) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The authorities said the prevalence level of …
The new Covid variant is a descendant of BA.2.86, also known as ‘Pirola’. Scientists across the world are worried about a new COVID-19 variant that could be more infectious and could evade vaccine immunity. The JN.1 strain of coronavirus has recently been detected in the United States and in 11 other countries, according to the …